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I like the way this program is shaping up from the ground up. I was a skeptic
when we ended up with Muschamp as the new HC, but I really think he has a
Hard On for getting back into running a program, and I also think he has a chip
on his shoulders against the Media that pretty much crucified him as a HC after
the UF debacle (3/4 of which was not his making). ... When I saw the staff
he'd starting putting together, and listening to his "approach" to building his
system here, I became more convinced he is the guy we need to replace
Spurrier. Regardless of whether he was a Top Target all along (like Tanner said
he was) or if he was just "the best Tanner could do from the remainder of his
options" I'm still feeling like we got a good coach to rebuild this thing.

I like the way this program is shaping up from the ground up. I was a skeptic
when we ended up with Muschamp as the new HC, but I really think he has a
Hard On for getting back into running a program, and I also think he has a chip
on his shoulders against the Media that pretty much crucified him as a HC after
the UF debacle (3/4 of which was not his making). ... When I saw the staff
he'd starting putting together, and listening to his "approach" to building his
system here, I became more convinced he is the guy we need to replace
Spurrier. Regardless of whether he was a Top Target all along (like Tanner said
he was) or if he was just "the best Tanner could do from the remainder of his
options" I'm still feeling like we got a good coach to rebuild this thing.

I am happy with the methods and process to this point.

Staff - He hired people with experience and success at the college level, people he trusted, and strong recruiters. All these coordinators and coaches can sell Eskimos ice in a snowstorm. They also seem to know how to coach successfully as the results of their previous stops (besides Muschamps first HC job) show. I feel good about having these guys on the sidelines and on the practice fields coaching the players.

Recruiting - Our biggest excuse as a program is that we will never be able to be a program like texas, Alabama, USCw, Florida, etc...because we will never recruit like they do year in and year out. To this end, Muschamp has at least tried to get South Carolina involved with the top athletes across the nation. They focus on South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia and Florida of course but they are still expanding that scope and budget to find the very best.

Effort - So it is nice to see our HC and assistants using this time to hit locations all around the state instead of vacationing and golfing. They are hitting the circuit visiting high schools, talking to media outlets all over the state, meeting with fans and boosters and being available during the recruiting/evaluation season prior to the actual talking season (Ironically the "quiet period for recruiting from 31MAY thru 31JUL: http://www.ncaa.org/sites/default/fi...20Football.pdf )

Interviews - Not a big thing but there are a lot of question surrounding this team after the turnover and turmoil of the last few seasons. It is nice to see the coaches give straightforward, candid and informative answers. The journalists questions overall seem to be better but that may be because they like the coaches more or they now look forward to real answers instead of one-liners, zingers, sarcasm and gotcha responses. Like I said, in the grand scheme of things, this may not be of any import but it is another indicator of a good overall process.

Now the response for all this is that none of this matters until and if the program doesn't show wins and improvements in scheme, talent and competitiveness then this all means nothing. I get this BUT the games will not be played tomorrow so what we have to view at this point is the process itself.

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Muschamp said he doesn't have a 3 year or 5 year plan, his plan is to win now and decisions will be based on winning now.

Muschamp believes that recruiting within a five-hour radius of USC, "we can recruit good enough players to win the East every year."

Staff - He hired people with experience and success at the college level, people he trusted, and strong recruiters. All these coordinators and coaches can sell Eskimos ice in a snowstorm. They also seem to know how to coach successfully as the results of their previous stops (besides Muschamps first HC job) show. I feel good about having these guys on the sidelines and on the practice fields coaching the players.

Recruiting - Our biggest excuse as a program is that we will never be able to be a program like texas, Alabama, USCw, Florida, etc...because we will never recruit like they do year in and year out. To this end, Muschamp has at least tried to get South Carolina involved with the top athletes across the nation. They focus on South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia and Florida of course but they are still expanding that scope and budget to find the very best.

Effort - So it is nice to see our HC and assistants using this time to hit locations all around the state instead of vacationing and golfing. They are hitting the circuit visiting high schools, talking to media outlets all over the state, meeting with fans and boosters and being available during the recruiting/evaluation season prior to the actual talking season (Ironically the "quiet period for recruiting from 31MAY thru 31JUL: http://www.ncaa.org/sites/default/fi...20Football.pdf )

Interviews - Not a big thing but there are a lot of question surrounding this team after the turnover and turmoil of the last few seasons. It is nice to see the coaches give straightforward, candid and informative answers. The journalists questions overall seem to be better but that may be because they like the coaches more or they now look forward to real answers instead of one-liners, zingers, sarcasm and gotcha responses. Like I said, in the grand scheme of things, this may not be of any import but it is another indicator of a good overall process.

Now the response for all this is that none of this matters until and if the program doesn't show wins and improvements in scheme, talent and competitiveness then this all means nothing. I get this BUT the games will not be played tomorrow so what we have to view at this point is the process itself.

100% agreement.
I like the "process" right now from the groundwork. None of us know what kind of effect
that will have on the team until September and the games start. Even at that, I don't think
you can judge the first season here by wins or losses, but more importantly, how those
wins AND LOSSES look. As you said, Improvement and competitiveness are the key to
Muschamp rebuilding this "PROGRAM" and not to him having a good first year.
Noticeable improvements and better play fundamentally along with a "play until the final
whistle blows" mentality with the "average" talent he'll have to start with will tell what
kind of team this will become in the next couple of years, and what kind of coach we
hired, and what kind of staff he has put together to help him get the team back to being
a contender for the conference championship.